Nebraska Gas Tax Revenue Hits Record in May
Gas tax collections in Nebraska rose to a record 7.828 million dollars in May, driven by an 82 cent per gallon state tax on gasoline plus other fuels. The gain over last year reflects higher highway use, with Interstate 80 traffic counts up across several segments and a year to date traffic increase of about 9 to 10 percent.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Department of Roads
Douglas-Sarpy County
Lincoln
Omaha
Overton Junction
Nebraska-Colorado State Line
Land Use Planning Draws Much Concern On Farms
The Agriculture and Environment Committee led by Len Loran Schmit studies federal land use proposals, aims to keep state and local control, and protect private property rights. It urges farmer and rancher participation in hearings and updates on findings and recommendations for the next Legislature.
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska
Agriculture and Environment Committee
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Bellwood
John DeCamp
Neligh
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Schmit
U.S. Congress
Agriculture Committee
Miss Morrell Found In City
A missing persons report for Linda Renee Morrell 13 of Sidney was cancelled after she called her mother from a friend’s Sidney home. The report was filed by her stepfather Gordon Koch after an argument and her being missing since Thursday. In a separate case Sidney Police on Saturday picked up runaway Barbara Jane Foster 16 of Colorado Springs Colorado, found with Leroy Hendrix at his mother’s residence and released her to her brother Rob Foster on Sunday.
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Sidney
Miss Morrell
Gordon Koch
Sidney Police
Barbara Jane Foster
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
Leroy Hendrix
Miss Foster
Rob Foster
Farm Population Rises Slightly But Not Significantly
The 1972 farm population estimate stands at 9.61 million, up 185000 from 1971, yet officials caution the gain likely reflects sampling error and does not alter the long term downward trend. The report notes more men than women on farms, few youths, and minorities at 9 percent.
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Associated Press
Census Bureau
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Californian Wins Film Scoring Scholarship
Mark Edwards Wilson a University of Los Angeles graduate student pursuing a PhD in composition won the Henry Mancini Music Scholarship. The second annual award provides 2500 for study of motion picture and television music composition. Wilson hails from Long Beach California.
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Los Angeles
Mark Edwards Wilson
University of Los Angeles
Henry Mancini
Wilson
Long Beach
Calif
Regents Vote To Go Slow On Hiram Scott Takeover
University of Nebraska regents backed a slow approach to the takeover of Hiram Scott College facilities in Scottsbluff. They will seek a legal opinion on ownership, protect options on the library building, and delay campus acceptance until Oct 1 while Governor’s study committee reviews the case.
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Hiram Scott
University of Nebraska Regents
Hiram Scott College
Scottsbluff
Associated Press
North Platte
Robert Roefoot
Grand Island
Science of Survival predicts glass as key to Earth's future
Richard L. Cheney, consultant to the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute, proposes a new Science of Survival. In accepting the Phoenix Award, he says the discipline will unite modern knowledge to preserve life on Earth and that glass will help protect the environment and stretch future resources. He notes glass uses abundant raw materials and its manufacture and disposal produce little pollution.
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Chicago
Richard L. Cheney
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Earth
Cheney
Chain of Lakes Forms Along I 80 in Platte Valley
About 160 miles of Interstate 80 terrain developed a chain of lakes as fill material was excavated. The high water table in the Platte Valley caused the pits to fill quickly after digging began.
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Platte Valley
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